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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Custer State Park, Badlands National Park, and Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, South Dakota; also Yellowstone National Park vicinity. Click on thumbnail to load larger image.
2024
Bighorn ram with an ugly tracking collar, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Another bighorn ram with an ugly tracking collar, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. On the trip down to Texas, Bighorn ewe in Custer State Park, SD.
2023
Bighorn ram resting in the Custer State Park Visitor Center parking lot. Bighorn lamb, Custer State Park. Bighorn lambs trying to figure out how to cross a creek, Custer State Park. Bighorn lamb jumping a creek, Custer State Park. Bighorn ram jumping a creek, Custer State Park. Bighorn ram on the boardwalk, Custer State Park Visitor Center.
Bighorn ram foraging next to the Custer State Park Visitor Center parking lot. Bighorn ram next to the Custer State Park Visitor Center parking lot. Bighorn rams in front of the Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorn on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorns on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorns on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center.
Bighorns on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. bighorn on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorn on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorn on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorn on the rocks above Custer State Park Visitor Center. Bighorn lamb climbing the rocks behind Custer State Park Visitor Center.
Bighorn running down Highway 16A, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Part of the big herd of bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorn rams licking the road, southern Custer State Park. Bighorn ram licking the road, southern Custer State Park. Bighorn ram, southern Custer State Park.
Bighorn ram, southern Custer State Park. Bighorn lamb (almost a yearling), Custer State Park. Part of a herd of 44 bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorn lamb surrounded by ewes, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
2022
Bighorn ewes near Dubois, Wyoming. Bighorn ewe jumping a fence near Dubois, Wyoming. Bighorn ewe jumping a fence near Dubois, Wyoming. Bighorn ewe catches its heels on the fence but managed to land safely, near Dubois, Wyoming. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn sheep in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
2021
Bighorn ewe and lamb, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewe and lamb, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lamb, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bighorn, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Bighorn, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorn, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone. Bighorns, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone.
2020
Bighorn in a dry creek bed, Badlands National Park. Bighorns in a dry creek bed, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorn lamb, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn lamb, Badlands National Park. Bighorn lamb, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe at the edge of a cliff, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe heads down into the Badlands, Badlands National Park. Bighorn lamb at the edge of a cliff, Badlands National Park.
2019
Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ram chasing an ewe across the field, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park.
Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorns on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park.  There is a lamb at lower right.
Bighorns on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park. Bighorns on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park.  There are two lambs in the center of the image and another partially obscured by his mother at upper right. Bighorns on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park. Bighorn on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park. Bighorn on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park. Bighorn on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn ewe, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorns on the peak above Ancient Hunters Overlook, Badlands National Park.  There are three ewes and three lambs in this image. Sneak in one image from the previous month, bighorn herd in Badlands National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.
Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn paws through snow to uncover grass, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Whereīs Waldo?  See if you can spot the four bighorns in this image, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.
Bighorn between Mammoth and Tower, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn between Mammoth and Tower, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.
Bighorn ram and lamb in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorns in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.  One ram, two ewes (one with locator collar), and one lamb. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorn in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Bighorns in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.  Ram, ewe and lamb. Bighorn digs through the snow to reach grass, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.
Bighorn digs through the snow to reach grass, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park.
2018
Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe, Badlands National Park.
2017
Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorns in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorns in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorns in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota.
Bighorns in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. A flock of six bighorn ewes in the Badlands, South Dakota. A flock of six bighorn ewes in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota.
Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota. Bighorn in the Badlands, South Dakota.  Note the difference in light between this image taken just before sunset and the next image in the slideshow taken three hours after sunrise the next day. Bighorns in the Badlands. Bighorn, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorns, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn relaxing and enjoying the view, Badlands National Park. Bighorn in the Badlands. Bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
2016
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe taking it easy, Badlands National Park. Flock of seven bighorns (two out of frame to the left), Badlands National Park. Bighorn lamb, Badlands National Park. Bighorn ewe portrait, Badlands National Park. Bighorn (part of different group than preceding images), Badlands National Park.
Bighorn with a wild look in his eye (see next image), Badlands National Park. Bighorn with a wild look in his eye (itīs that time of year), Badlands National Park. Bighorn and his harem, Badlands National Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Badlands National Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Badlands National Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Badlands National Park.
Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn, Badlands National Park. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands.
Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands.
Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep on a sheer cliff in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands.
Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands.
Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands. Bighorn sheep in the Badlands.
2015
Bighorn yearling, Custer State Park. Bighorn yearling, Custer State Park.
2014
Bighorn ewe in Custer State Park.
2013
Bighorn ewes lounging by the side of the highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewes lounging by the side of the highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewes lounging by the side of the highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewes lounging by the side of the highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
2012
Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands after an October snow.  I was on the wrong side of the car so I passed the camera to my future spouse Sue, who took this shot. Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands after an October snow.  I was on the wrong side of the car so I passed the camera to my future spouse Sue, who took this shot. Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands.  This is a different sheep than the prior two images and the snow isnīt evident. Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands. Bighorn scratching on fence, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn scratching on fence, Custer State Park. Bighorn scratching, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorns, Custer State Park. Bighorns, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorn, Custer State Park. Bighorns, Custer State Park.
2011
Lone bighorn ewe, Custer State Park. Bighorn lamb, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lamb, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lamb, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lamb, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Bighorns, Custer State Park, South Dakota. All four bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. All four bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn lambs, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn ewe peers down from a resting spot, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD.
Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD.
Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Sure-footed bighorn sheep bobbled jumping to here, jumped back down and tried again.  Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorn sheep, Cleghorn Canyon, Rapid City, SD. Bighorns, Cleghorn Canyon, SD.
2009
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram and ewe, Custer State Park. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe digs through the snow to feed, Custer State Park.
2008
Rocky Mountain Bighorn during mating season, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn during mating season, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn during mating season, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn during mating season, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns in the snow, Custer State Park, SD. Three Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewes, Custer State Park, SD. Four Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewes, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn among the thistles, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn crossing the highway, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn with grass stuck in his horn, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Six Rocky Mountain Bighorn rams, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn rams, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe in the rocks above Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns rams showing mating behavior, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewes on the lawn of Norbeck Visitor Center, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewes sparring, Custer State Park, SD.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Custer State Park, SD. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe and ram, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park, South Dakota. Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram jumping a highway guardrail, Custer State Park, South Dakota.

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